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for-settan

to stop upblockobstructto press downoppressrepress

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Þone lǽcedóm þe þá forsettan þing ontýne and út teó, Lch. ii. 212, 17. to press down, oppress, repress Seó sódfæstnes forseteþ heora sweoran and gebígeð þurh þá eádmódan men eorum cervicem veritas per humiles premit, Gr. D. 197, 15.

friðo-wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-wǽr, e; f.

A covenant of peacepācis pactum

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A covenant of peace; pācis pactum Ic manige geseah men ða ðe noldan heora friðowǽre fæste healdan vīdi non servantes pactum, Ps. Th. 118, 158

codd

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Ne bere gé mid eów pusan oððe codd nolite portare sacculum neque peram, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 20. v. beán- (not bien-), leþer-codd. Add

ge-strúdan

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Gestreád conroderet (Attila adeo intolerabilis reipublicae remansit hostis, ut totam pene Europam excisis inuasisque ciuitatibus atque castellis conroderet, Bd. I. 13), Txts. 180, 26. Add

eal-mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-mǽst, æl-mǽst; adv.

ALMOSTtotum fere, pene

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ALMOST; totum fere, pene Hit iseal-mǽst mid háligra manna naman geset sanctōrum hŏmĭnum nōmĭnĭbus totum fere obsĭtum est, Bd. Whelc. 448, 18; Homl. Th. ii. 466, 22

Linked entry: æl-mǽst

wésten

(n.)
Grammar
wésten, wésten[n], wéstern (in northern dialect), es, e ; m. f. n.
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Gynd wéstnu per auia Germ. 391, 40

mere-grota

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grota, an; m.

A pearl

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A pearl Meregrota margarita, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 24. On ðám beóþ oft gemétte ða betstan meregrotan quibus inclusam sæpe margaritam optimam inveniunt, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 18

Denisc

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Æfter þǽm him becóm on þæt Deniscæ gewinn mid eallum Germánium cum insurrexissent gentes innumerabiles, hoc est, Marcomanni atque omnis pene Germania, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 10. Add

of-hyrian

(v.)
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Móysen in aqua ex petra producta Moysen video, Gr. D. 120, 14

Linked entry: hyrian

ful-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-wyrcan, full-wyrcan; p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To do fullyaccomplishcommitperfĭcĕre

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To do fully, accomplish, commit; perfĭcĕre Gif hwá griþbryce fulwyrce if anyone commit a breach of the peace, L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 22

Linked entry: full-wyrcan

sibsumness

(n.)
Grammar
sibsumness, e; f.
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Peaceableness, peace, tranquillity Hé ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþuǽrnesse and on micelre sibsumnesse. Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 34. Lufa sibsumnysse and geþwǽrnysse, Wulfst. 247, 1

freód

(n.)
Grammar
freód, e; f.

Affectiongood-willfriendshippeaceămordilectioamīcĭtiapaxgrātia

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Affection, good-will, friendship, peace; ămor, dilectio, amīcĭtia, pax, grātia Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no more time to desire peace, Beo. Th. 5105, note; B. 2556.

friþ-gild

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gild, es; n.

A peace-guilda society for the maintenance of peace and securityfœderātōrum sodālicium

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A peace-guild, a society for the maintenance of peace and security; fœderātōrum sodālicium.

Linked entries: freó-gyld frý-gyld

friþ-geard

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geard, es; m.

An inclosed spacehabitation of peaceseptumpācis domĭcilium

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Friþgeardum in in the courts of peace [in heaven ], Exon. 13 b; Th. 25, 12; Cri. 399. v. Th. L. Gl. s. v

Linked entry: friþ-splott

friþ-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-áþ, es; m.
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An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, þá tóférde se here, Chr. 1012 ; P. 143, 5

mæþel-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
mæþel-friþ, es; n.
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Peace secured by law at a public assembly, the violation of which had to be compensated twofold Ciricfriþ II. gylde; mæthlfriþ II. gylde, Ll. Lbmn, 3, 6

irman

(v.)
Grammar
irman, p. de

to afflictvex

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the west, to attack them, and to take their possessions, and to harry, and afflicted and vexed them many years; Brittania denique subito duabus gentibus transmarinis vehementer sævis, Scottorum a circio, Pictorum ab aquilone, multos stupet gemitque per

Linked entry: ge-irman

georn-ness

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. ¶ of geornnesse on purpose :-- Gif hwá of geornnesse and gewealdes ofsleá his þone néhstan si quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum, Ll.

Linked entries: girn-ness geornes

ǽþm

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Æthme vapore, 123, 14. breath of a living creature Ǽlces fisces sciell bið tó óðerre geféged ðæt ðǽr ne mæg nán ǽðm út be-twuxn una squama uni conjungitur, et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per eas, Past. 361, 19. hot breath, blast of fire Hé gefrét

ǽt

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Swylce þá gebrocu þæs hláfes þurh þone ǽt (per esum) weóxon, 252, 23. v. ǽr-, flǽsc-, un-ǽt